The SDIRA would require the assistance of an IRA custodian whereas a self directed Solo 401k could be set up where I have check-writing authority and, as a result, can move faster on deals.

All of our accounts have 2 step authorization (they text a code) so we had another layer of protection (nothing lost).Be careful. 

Driving for dollars, direct mail, and SEO / social media advertising are all various strategies that folks in these forums can talk about with way more authority than I can. 

The PM had a clause that if a repair came up, they would call us and give us 2 hours to authorize the repair.

Here are some grass roots1) I posted cameras and a few flood lights which last roughly 3 weeks before the lights stopped working and cameras actually disappeared ( they were connected to an app but unfortunately it didn’t record the incident ) 2) after tons of pressure on the cops they finally have installed a camera right in front of the property but the activity didn’t reduce, if anything has increased drastically. 3) I have been self reporting these incidents to the authority, instead of helping they raided the house and gave me 10 points for nuisance.

Not all CPAs do.I can tell you from my own situation that no only do I not pay additional taxes ... but I quit paying federal tax in March because of my expected real estate losses this year.I’m not a CPA and not authorized to give tax advice.

Many of the books I've listened to have been written by bigger pockets authors, as well as Robert Kiyosaki and Advisor's books on real estate investing.

For example get a credit card even if prepaid, get a loan and pay back, and also find someone with a high credit limit cc, that pays it off monthly, and that the credit card is more than 3 years old and have them make you an authorized signer-it will give you years of excellent credit on your credit report.

Are you going to have any operational decision authority?

One thing to remember is that each Housing Authority operates differently and that does cause different experiences between different cities.